Crew cut

A short haircut with hair clipped close at the sides and back and slightly longer on top. Its defining shape keeps the upper hair short while leaving a modest difference in length.

Hair clipper: An electric or manual tool that cuts hair to a set length using moving blades. Clippers create the close sides and back that define the cut.
Buzz cut: A very short haircut made with clippers, often cut to nearly the same length across the head. Unlike a crew cut, it usually leaves little length difference between top and sides.
Harvard University: A private research university founded in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1636. The name is commonly linked to Harvard crew teams adopting short, practical haircuts.
Crew cut with fade: A crew cut whose sides transition gradually from very short hair near the bottom to longer hair above. A fade gives the classic silhouette a sharper transition at the sides.
Haircut: A style or arrangement produced by cutting hair. A crew cut is one specific arrangement of cut hair.
Ivy League haircut: A short men's haircut with enough length on top to part or comb to the side. It extends the crew cut's top length to allow a part.
Rowing (sport): A sport in which athletes propel boats using oars. The term 'crew cut' is associated with the short styles worn by rowing crews.
Skin fade: A fade haircut that blends hair down to bare skin at the lowest point. It is a particularly close side treatment that can be paired with a crew cut.
Tapering: A gradual change in hair length, usually from shorter hair near the neckline to longer hair above. Tapering can soften the transition between the sides and top.
Flat top: A short haircut in which the hair on top is cut into a level, flat plane. Its squared top gives a more geometric outline than a crew cut.

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Regular haircutCompared with: Its shorter, more uniformly cropped top contrasts with the regular haircut’s longer top.